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... lived on the flesh of wild animals which they killed with their bows and arrows . In the rainy season they took shelter in caves , and in the dry season lived near the rivers to which the wild animals came to quench their thirst . They ...
... lived on the flesh of wild animals which they killed with their bows and arrows . In the rainy season they took shelter in caves , and in the dry season lived near the rivers to which the wild animals came to quench their thirst . They ...
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... lived in the region of Adam's Peak . The Pulindas , according to Sanskrit literary works , were outcaste tribes that lived in the hill - districts of India . The Sabaras was also a name given to hill - tribes that lived by hunting ...
... lived in the region of Adam's Peak . The Pulindas , according to Sanskrit literary works , were outcaste tribes that lived in the hill - districts of India . The Sabaras was also a name given to hill - tribes that lived by hunting ...
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... lived in Anuradha- pura . Of these , the Niganthas , better known as Jains , were the followers of Mahāvīra , a religious teacher contemporary with the Buddha , who preached the attainment of salvation through the practice of extreme ...
... lived in Anuradha- pura . Of these , the Niganthas , better known as Jains , were the followers of Mahāvīra , a religious teacher contemporary with the Buddha , who preached the attainment of salvation through the practice of extreme ...
Contents
1 The Island2 The Väddas3 The Peoples of | 1 |
II | 16 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 27 |
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Abhayagiri Adam's Peak Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built called capital captured century A.D. Cēra chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa Dāgäba death defeated district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invaded Ceylon invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kālidāsa Kalinga Kāśyapa Kirti Kōṭṭē lands language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahavansa Mahavihārē Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Niśśańka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Pali Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddhā Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu worship